SAFETY EVALUATION OF TSM PROTOTYPE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED PNEUMATIC TRAIN BRAKE SYSTEM ON BRAKE RACK

Performance standards for Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) freight brake systems for use on the North American railroads are being developed by working groups composed of personnel from the railroad industry, the railroad supply industry, and AAR technical staff. Draft specifications (S-4200) have been developed covering system performance, head-end power, communications, connections, and cable. The performance specification is titled "Performance Requirements for Testing Electrically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) Cable-Based Freight Brake Systems" and designated S-4200 (an equivalent process is under way to develop performance requirements for radio based ECP under S-4300). This specification is still under development, and a Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) remains to be made on the final version. Upon completion of this set of tests, it was determined that the TSM ECP brake equipment was suitable for installation on the FAST train.

• Record URL:
  https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L16693#p1_z50_gD_lRT_y1998
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62582
• Corporate Authors:

  Association of American Railroads

  Transportation Technology Center, P. O. Box 11130
  Pueblo, CO  United States  81001

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Carlson, F
• Publication Date: 1998-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic equipment; Brakes; Braking performance; Electromagnetic devices; Electronic control; Finite element method; Freight trains; Nondestructive tests; Piezoelectric transducers; Pneumatic equipment; Transducers
• Geographic Terms: North America
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00794341
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/ORD-99/08
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 24 2000 12:00AM